1 Kings 1:42

1:42 As he was still speaking, Jonathan ¹  son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in, for ²  an important man like you must be bringing good news.” ³ 

1 Kings 1:22

1:22 Just then, ⁴  while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

1 Kings 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ⁵  even when they covered him with blankets, ⁶  he could not get warm.

1 Kings 12:1

Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom

12:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ⁷  Shechem to make Rehoboam ⁸  king.

1 Kings 13:10

13:10 So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel.

1 Kings 14:28

14:28 Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guard carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

1 Kings 10:14

Solomon’s Wealth

10:14 Solomon received 666 talents ⁹  of gold per year, ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 13:1

13:1 Just then ¹¹  a prophet ¹²  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ¹³  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Kings 13:12

13:12 Their father asked them, “Which road did he take?” His sons showed him ¹⁴  the road the prophet ¹⁵  from Judah had taken.

1 Kings 10:10

10:10 She gave the king 120 talents ¹⁶  of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched. ¹⁷ 

1 Kings 10:12

10:12 With the timber the king made supports ¹⁸  for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments ¹⁹  for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day. ²⁰ )

1 Kings 13:21

13:21 and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, “This is what the Lord says, ‘You ²¹  have rebelled against the Lord ²²  and have not obeyed the command the Lord your God gave you.

[1:42]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text has “look” at this point. The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh), “look draws attention to Jonathan’s arrival and invites the audience to view the scene through the eyes of the participants.

[1:42]  ² tn Or “surely.”

[1:42]  ³ tn Heb “you are a man of strength [or “ability”] and you bring a message [that is] good.” Another option is to understand the phrase אִישׁ חַיִל (’ish khayil) in the sense of “a worthy man,” that is “loyal.” See also 1 Kgs 1:52 and HALOT 311 s.v. חַיִל.

[1:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “look.” The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) here draws attention to Nathan’s arrival and invites the audience to view the scene through the eyes of the participants.

[1:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

[1:1]  ⁸ tn Or “garments.”

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “come [to].”

[12:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:14]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 50,000 pounds of gold (cf. NCV); CEV, NLT “twenty-five tons”; TEV “almost 23,000 kilogrammes.”

[10:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.”

[13:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

[13:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:1]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

[13:12]  ¹⁹ tn The Hebrew text has “and his sons saw” (וַיִּרְאוּ [vayyir’u], Qal from רָאָה [ra’ah]). In this case the verbal construction (vav consecutive + prefixed verbal form) would have to be understood as pluperfect, “his sons had seen.” Such uses of this construction are rare at best. Consequently many, following the lead of the ancient versions, prefer to emend the verbal form to a Hiphil with pronominal suffix (וַיַּרְאֻהוּ [vayyar’uhu], “and they showed him”).

[13:12]  ²⁰ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[10:10]  ²² tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 9,000 pounds of gold (cf. NCV, NLT); CEV “five tons”; TEV “4,000 kilogrammes.”

[10:10]  ²³ tn Heb “there has not come like those spices yet for quantity which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.”

[10:12]  ²⁵ tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”

[10:12]  ²⁶ tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

[10:12]  ²⁷ tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”

[13:21]  ²⁸ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 21-22 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 21-22a) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 22b). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.

[13:21]  ²⁹ tn Heb “the mouth [i.e., command] of the Lord.”